International Cement Review articles tagged under : Environment
Ignore FSI potential at your peril
Dekra Insight outlines why any potential for serious injury is something that cannot be ignored by cement plants.
Best practice in karst mining
The high biodiversity and ecological sensitivity of karst areas presents additional challenges in terms of sustainable mining practices to cement producers as they mine for the limestone required by their production ...
Raw MSW gasification at Conch Tongling Cement
To enable Conch Tongling Cement to burn a higher rate of alternative fuels, an integrated gasification system was installed and duly tested. The system converts organic or fossil fuel-derived carbonaceous materials i...
Carbon capture breakthrough
The Low Emissions and Intensity Lime and Cement Consortium oversees trials to capture CO2 at HeidelbergCement's Lixhe plant in Belgium.
Future-proofing fuel management
Saxlund works towards sustainable waste fuel handling in cement production.
The SEACON project
The SEACON project is a new research initiative into the production of an innovative concrete, containing high-chloride constituents (ie, cement, water and aggregates) in combination with non-corrosive reinforcement....
California’s changing climate
King & Spalding show how California is leading the way in legislation to mitigate climate change.
The US AF evolution
Environmental Evolution looks at how far US AF usage had progressed and how much further it might develop.
WHR in island mode
Aslan Çimento, Turkey, explains the benefits of operating a waste heat recovery system in island mode.
Particulate matter in the bag
Redecam outlines the evolution of filter bags to trap increasingly smaller particulate matter, with its Bi-Jet Bag Cleaning System designed to increase flow and volume.
Towards COP21
The UN Framework Convention for Climate Change meets in Paris in December. Top of the agenda is a new international agreement on climate change targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and better share information.
Tourah’s bag filter switch
OYK Consultants reports on the ESP-to-baghouse conversion at Tourah Cement's Kiln Line 8 in Egypt.
Going the alternative route
Taiheiyo Engineering designs an alternative fuel feeding unit for Negeri Sembilan Cement Industries, Malaysia
A truly circular economy
Cembureau raises some key points that should be borne in mind for the upcoming EC circular economy package.
Harnessing CO2
Lafarge explores the possibilities for CO2 mitigation and carbon capture and storage for the cement industry.